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What is the Society of St Pius X? Why Pope Leo excommunicated its bishops
02 July 2026The Vatican has declared the Society of St Pius X (SSPX) to be formally in ‘schism’ with the Catholic Church after t...
UK’s Starmer apologises for the state’s role in decades of forced adoptions
02 July 2026News|Child Rights United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer has issued a formal apology over the forced adoption of bab...
With Hormuz reopened, has the oil shortage turned into a glut?
02 July 2026The Strait of Hormuz is reopening faster than expected, after the US and Iran signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU)...
Who is Iranian oil tycoon Shamkhani whose ship is stranded in Hormuz?
02 July 2026Maritime monitoring service TankerTrackers.com said on Thursday that a ship which Iranian media reported had run aground...
Explosion heard in Syria’s capital Damascus: state media
02 July 2026An explosion has taken place inside a cafe in the Syrian capital, Damascus, according to state media. An explosion occur...
Syria explosion live: Blast rocks Damascus as authorities investigate cause
02 July 2026Skip linksSkip to Content It remains unclear what caused the explosion in Syria’s capital [AFP] Published On 2 Jul...
What’s China’s new ethnic unity law, and what does it mean for minorities?
02 July 2026China has brought into effect a new ethnic unity law that rights groups and foreign officials have warned could accelera...
German football has a bigger problem than a World Cup loss: Scapegoating
02 July 2026Germany have failed to progress to the round of 16 in the FIFA World Cup for the third time in a row after losing to Par...
Why has Trump refused to renew the USMCA, and what will that mean?
02 July 2026The United States has announced that it will not renew a trilateral trade agreement covering $1.6 trillion of trade betw...
Gaza war’s 1,000 days: 90% of strip ‘destroyed’, 80% ‘seized’ by Israel
02 July 2026More than 90 percent of the Gaza Strip has been destroyed, and Israeli forces are in control of 80 percent of the besieg...